Glyphoturris rugirima | |
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Shells of Glyphoturris rugirima (museum specimens) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Mangeliidae |
Genus: | Glyphoturris |
Species: | G. rugirima
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Binomial name | |
Glyphoturris rugirima (
Dall, 1889)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Glyphoturris rugirima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae. [1]
The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 8 mm.
This species differs from Glyphoturris diminuta in being smaller and shorter proportionally, and with the strength of the sculpture even more exaggerated. [2]
G. rugirima can be found in Atlantic waters, ranging from the eastern coast of Florida south to Brazil and surrounding Bermuda.; [3] in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.